| staph | Very commonly used shortened form of staphylococcus, a very common and important group of bacteria. See staphylococcus. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| staphylectomy | Synonym: uvulectomy. Origin: staphyl-+ G. Ektome, excision (05 Mar 2000) |
| staphyledema | Oedema of the uvula. Origin: staphyl-+ G. Oidema, swelling (oedema) (05 Mar 2000) |
| staphyline | <anatomy> Of or pertaining to the uvula or the palate. Origin: Gr. Botryodial, from a bunch of grapes. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| staphylinid | <zoology> Any rove beetle. Origin: Gr. A kind of insect. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| staphylion | The midpoint of the posterior edge of the hard palate; a craniometric point. See: posterior nasal spine. Origin: G. Dim. Of staphyle, a bunch of grapes (05 Mar 2000) |
| staphylo- | Staphyl- Resemblance to a grape or a bunch of grapes, hence relating usually to staphylococci or, in obsolescent image, to the uvula palatina. See: uvulo-. Origin: G. Staphyle, a bunch of grapes (05 Mar 2000) |
| staphylo-opsonic index | The opsonic index calculated in relation to a staphylococcal infection, with a young culture of Staphylococcus aureus or the strain of staphylococcus from the patient being used in the test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| staphyloccoccal scalded skin syndrome | <syndrome> A potentially serious side effect of infection with the staph (staphylococcus) bacteria that produces a specific protein which loosens the cement holding the various layers of the skin together. This allows blister formation and sloughing of the top layer of skin. If it occurs over large body regions it can be deadly (just like a large surface area of the body having been burned). It is necessary to treat scalded skin syndrome with intravenous antibiotics and to protect the skin from allowing dehydration to occur if large areas peel off. The disease occurs predominantly in children under 5 years of age. It is known formally as staphyloccoccal scalded skin syndrome and as ritter disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
| staphylococcaemia | The presence of staphylococci in the circulating blood. Synonym: staphylohemia. Origin: staphylo-+ G. Haima, blood (05 Mar 2000) |
| staphylococcal | Infection due to staphylococcus. (27 Sep 1997) |
| staphylococcal food poisoning | Poisoning by staphylococcal toxins present in contaminated food. (12 Dec 1998) |
| staphylococcal infections | Infections with bacteria of the genus staphylococcus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Staphylococcal neutral phosphatase | <enzyme> A surface-bound bacterial protein; highly cationic; shows maximum phosphatase activity at neutral pH; binds to immunoglobulin Registry number: EC 3.1.3.- Synonym: staphylococcal nptase, nptase (26 Jun 1999) |
| staphylococcal pneumonia | Pneumonia, usually caused by Staphylococcus aureus, usually commencing as a bronchopneumonia, and frequently leading to suppuration and destruction of lung tissue. (05 Mar 2000) |